Busanjin Police Station Arrests and Detains Man in His 20s After Tracking and Surveillance
Embezzled Around 76 Million KRW in About 190 Cases on Naver Junggonara and Others
On August 7, the 'Top 7' performed on stage at the 'Tomorrow is Mr. Trot' Seoul concert held at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Showplay, Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man in his 20s, A (male), who disappeared after taking money by pretending to sell tickets for the ‘Mr. Trot’ concert, was caught and arrested.
A exploited the fact that popular concert tickets like Mr. Trot’s sell easily, posting fraudulent ads on secondhand trading sites while charging extra fees, causing victims to emerge nationwide.
Busan Busanjin Police Station announced on the 28th that they had sent A, who deceived about 190 people into buying Mr. Trot tickets and others on platforms like Naver Junggonara from February to October, pocketing about 76 million KRW, into custody on the 18th.
The police received about 190 reports of victim cases from police stations nationwide, identified and tracked A, and arrested him after a long stakeout.
According to the police, a female victim recently saw a post on a secondhand trading site selling ‘Mr. Trot’ concert tickets and transferred 360,000 KRW for two tickets.
She intended to buy the tickets as a filial gift to comfort her mother, who was struggling after battling cancer, planning to attend the concert featuring her favorite Mr. Trot singers together, but was greatly disappointed.
The tickets were so hard to get that she even paid extra, but it was a scam. When her mother found out the truth, she felt sorry, and her filial piety moved her to tears once again.
Another woman bought four ‘Phantom Singer Concert’ tickets, derived from a TV program, at a price higher than the official seller’s price and went to the concert hall with her family, but the seller A suddenly cut off contact.
A was found to have posted fake sales ads using six phone numbers and six portal site IDs.
To suspicious buyers, he showed photos of tickets that were photoshopped composites, continuing his crime meticulously.
The police tracked A’s IP and arrested him after a stakeout, detaining him on charges of fraud.
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